Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 21:47
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 75.5 2-Core 150 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 341 38% 300 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 87.7 58% 76 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 69 Splatting 58.1 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 140 97 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 463 Write 362 Mixed 311 SusWrite 133 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 12.2 85% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 18.1 47% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 187 188 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 185 Mixed 109 SusWrite 187 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 251% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 489GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 145 145 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 107 Write 98.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 144 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 123 124 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 172 Write 138 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 123 165% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 71%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 142 142 143 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 130 Write 155 Mixed 114 SusWrite 140 186% 135 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 213% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 59%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16